From store bought panels to Custom goblet pleats

Before

  Rod pocket store bought panel

After

Custom goblet pleats and side trim.

I added a lining to the back with a regular 3 inch double hem so that it hangs properly.  I  figured out the size pleats I wanted and stitched them to the top from the hem line.  Then I tacked four inches down and half an inch over to make the great pleat. 

The second treatment just looks more finished more formal.  I love it